In this thought-provoking episode of The Sustainable Voice®, host Ashish Sanghrajka reconnects with his longtime friend and guide Cristian Vera to explore the complex realities of land protection, development, and Indigenous heritage in Peru.
From discovering ancient pottery in backyards to witnessing the removal of squatters from protected lands, this conversation reveals the urgent challenges facing ancestral territories and the communities who've called them home for generations.
Cristian, of Dominican descent with ancestors who experienced land displacement, brings a deeply personal perspective to this global issue.
